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US importer questionnaire wood mouldings

Wood mouldings and millwork products from Brazil and China (Inv. nos. 701-TA-636-637 and 731-TA-1469-1470) Prelim

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
WOOD MOULDINGS AND MILLWORK PRODUCTS FROM BRAZIL AND CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by January 22, 2020
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its countervailing and antidumping duty investigations concerning wood mouldings and millwork
products from Brazil and China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-636 and 731-TA-1469-1470 (Preliminary)). The information requested
in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and
failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in
your firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm imported wood mouldings and millwork products (as defined on next page) from any country at
any time since January 1, 2016?

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)

YES

(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)

Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: WOOD)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By
means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings conducted by
the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
proceeding or other proceedings may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official

Signature

Title of Authorized Official

Phone

Date

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--This proceeding was instituted in response to petitions filed on January 8, 2020, by the
Coalition of American Millwork Producers. Countervailing and/or antidumping duties may be assessed
on the subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the Commission makes an affirmative
determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce
(“Commerce”) makes an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or dumping. Questionnaires
and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2020/wood_mouldings_and_millwork_products_brazil_a
nd/preliminary.htm.
Wood mouldings and millwork products covered by these investigations are made of wood (regardless
of wood species), laminated veneer lumber (LVL), or of wood and composite materials (where the
composite materials make up less than 50 percent of the total merchandise), and which are woodwork
or building materials that are produced in a mill or otherwise undergo remanufacturing.
The covered products include, but are not limited to, the following: interior and exterior door frames or
jambs (including split, flat, stop applied, single- or double-rabbeted), frame or jamb kits, packaged door
frame trim or casing sets, mullions, mull posts, mouldings ( crowns, beds, coves, quarter rounds, half
rounds, base shoes, astragals, shelf edge/screen moulds, glass bead mouldings, base caps, brickmould,
panel mouldings, drip caps, comer guards, shingle/panel mouldings, battens, closet rod, hand rails,
rounds, squares, screen/"surfaced on 4 sides" (S4S) and/or "surface 1 side, 2 edges" (S1S2E) stock (also
called boards) that are finger jointed and/or coated with any surface coating (including primed), lattice,
dowels, picture moulding, wainscot/ply cap, back bands, chair rails, stops, sashes, base mouldings,
casing, trim, panel strips, shelf cleats, chamfer strips, inside comers, window stools (flat/rabbeted), sills,
door stiles, thresholds/saddles, decorative wood mouldings (embossed, dentil, carved rope moulding),
rosettes, plinth blocks, interior siding, including nickel gap or shiplap, that is LVL or finger jointed and/or
coated with any surface coating (including primed), and finger-jointed or edge-glued moulding or
millwork blanks (whether or not resawn).
The covered products may be solid wood, laminated, finger-jointed, edge-glued, or otherwise joined in
the production or remanufacturing process and are covered by the scope whether imported raw, coated
(e.g., gesso, polymer, or plastic), primed, painted, stained, wrapped (paper or vinyl overlay), any
combination of the aforementioned surface coatings, treated, or which incorporate rot-resistant
elements (whether wood or composite). The covered products are covered by the scope whether or not
any surface coating(s) or covers obscures the grain, textures, or markings of the wood, whether or not
they are ready for use or require final machining (e.g. endwork/dado, hinge/strike machining,
weatherstrip or application thereof, mitre) or packaging.
All wood mouldings and millwork products are included within the scope even if they are trimmed; cutto-size; notched; punched; drilled; or have undergone other forms of minor processing. Subject
merchandise also includes wood mouldings and millwork products that have been further processed in a
third country, including but not limited to trimming, cutting, notching, punching, drilling, coating, or any
other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the
investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the in-scope product.
Excluded from the scope of these investigations are exterior fencing, exterior decking and exterior siding
products, finished and unfinished doors, flooring, and parts of stair steps.

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Excluded from the scope of these investigations are all products covered by the scope of the
antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Hardwood Plywood from the People's Republic of China.
See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China: Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 504 (January 4,
2018); Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty
Order, 83 FR 513 (January 4, 2018).
Excluded from the scope of these investigations are all products covered by the scope of the
antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic
of China. Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690 (December 8, 2011);
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 76 FR 76693
(December 8, 2011).
Wood mouldings and millwork products are currently imported under statistical reporting numbers
4409.10.4010, 4409.10.4090, 4409.10.4500, 4409.10.5000, 4409.22.4000, 4409.22.5000, 4409.29.4000,
4409.29.4100, 4409.29.5000, and 4409.29.5100 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). They may also be imported under HTSUS statistical reporting numbers 4409.10.6000,
4409.10.6500, 4409.22.6000, 4409.22.6500, 4409.29.6100, 4409.29.6600, 4418.99.9095 and
4421.99.9780. The HTSUS provisions are for convenience and customs purposes; the written description
of the scope is dispositive.
Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in
importing wood mouldings and millwork products (as defined above) into the United States from a
foreign manufacturer or through its selling agent.
Reporting of information.--If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.--The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or

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similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
Valid number error messages.--If you are completing this form in a country that uses periods (“.”) to
delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would appear as $1.000.000 rather than $1,000,000), you
may be unable to enter in numbers greater than 999 in numeric form fields. The solution to this data
entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number formatting to be consistent with
the U.S. number formatting system while you complete this form. Detailed instructions on how to
resolve this issue is provided at the end of this questionnaire and is available upon request from Charles
Cummings (202-708-1666, Charles.Cummings@usitc.gov).
D-GRIDS tool.--The Commission has a tool that firms can use to move data from their own MS Excel
compilation files into self-contained data tables within this MS Word questionnaire, thereby reducing
the amount of cell-by-cell data entry that would be required to complete this form. This tool is a macroenabled MS Excel file available for download from the Commission's generic questionnaires webpage
(https://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/question.htm) called the "D-GRIDs tool." Use of this tool to help
your firm complete this questionnaire is optional. Firms opting to use the D-GRIDs tool to populate their
data into this questionnaire will need the D-GRIDs specification sheet PDF file specific to this proceeding
(available on the case page which is linked under the "Background" above) which includes the necessary
references relating to this questionnaire, as well as the macro-enable MS Excel D-GRIDs tool itself from
the generic questionnaires page. More detailed instructions on how to use the D-GRIDs tool are
available within the D-GRIDs tool itself.
I-1.

OMB statistics.--Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of completing this questionnaire.
Hours

Dollars

The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful,
and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average
40 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-2a.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the importation of wood mouldings and
millwork products, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not
physically separate from) such facilities.

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I-2b.

Stock symbol information.-- If your firm or parent firm is publicly traded, please specify the
stock exchange and trading symbol:
.

I-2c.

External counsel.-- If your firm or parent firm is represented by external counsel in relation to
this proceeding, please specify the name of the law firm and the lead attorney(s).
Law firm:
Lead attorney(s):

I-3.

Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No

Firm name

I-4.

Yes--List the following information, relating to the ultimate parent/owner.

Country

Extent of
ownership
(percent)

Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing wood mouldings and millwork products from Brazil and
China into the United States or that are engaged in exporting wood mouldings and millwork
products from Brazil and China to the United States?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

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Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of wood mouldings and millwork products?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-6.

Country

Affiliation

Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on wood
mouldings and millwork products. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record

I-7.

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Takes title to the
imported product(s)

Consignee of the
imported products(s)

Customs broker or
freight forwarder

Consignee.--If your firm is an importer of record of wood mouldings and millwork products but
is not the consignee, please list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number,
and individual to contact).

Firm name

Address

Contact person
and phone
number

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FTZ, TIB, or bonded warehouses.--Please indicate whether your firm enters wood mouldings
and millwork products into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or
bonded warehouses. Also indicate whether your firm imports wood mouldings and millwork
products under the TIB (temporary importation under bond) program.
“Foreign trade zone” is a designated location in the United States where firms utilize special
procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign merchandise, as
well as other savings. A foreign trade zone must be designated as such pursuant to the rules
and procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
“Bonded warehouse” is a secured facility supervised by U.S. customs, where dutiable landed
imports are stored pending their re-export, or release after payment of import duties, taxes, and
other charges. A bonded warehouse must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in 19 U.S.C. § 1555.
“Temporary Importation under Bond (“TIB”) program” is a procedure whereby imported
merchandise may be entered under certain conditions for a limited time into the United States
free of duty. Under the program, an importer posts a bond for twice the amount of duty, taxes,
etc. that would otherwise be owed on the importation and agrees to export or destroy the
merchandise within a specified time or pay liquidated damages. This program is restricted to
certain categories of merchandise listed in subheadings 9813.00.05 through 9813.00.75 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS).
Item

Yes

Foreign trade zones
Bonded warehouses
Temporary importation under bond

I-9.

Other trade actions.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this proceeding been the
subject of any other import relief proceedings in the United States or in any other countries?
No

Yes

If yes, please specify.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Charles Cummings (202-7081666, Charles.Cummings@usitc.gov). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Contact information.--Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part II.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone

II-2.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of wood mouldings and millwork products since January
1, 2016.
(check as many as appropriate)
Office/warehouse openings
Office/warehouse closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
importation curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)

(If checked, please describe; leave blank if not applicable)

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Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of wood mouldings
and millwork products for delivery after September 30, 2019?
“Arranged imports” are imports for which your firm has placed an order with a foreign supplier
for subject merchandise, but delivery of those imports is not scheduled to occur until after the
date listed above.
No

Yes

If yes, fill out the table below.

Period
Source

Oct-Dec 2019

Jan-Mar 2020

Apr-Jun 2020

Jul-Sept 2020

Quantity (in board feet)
Brazil
China
All other sources
II-3b.

Imports in the 12 month period preceding the petition.--Has your firm imported wood
mouldings and millwork products from any source between January 1, 2019 and December 31,
2019?
No

Yes

If yes, report the quantity of such import below by source.

Quantity (in board feet)
Source

January 1, 2019 through December 31,
2019

Brazil
China
All other sources
II-4.

Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces wood mouldings and millwork
products in the United States, please indicate the reasons for importing this product. If your
firm’s reasons differ by source, please elaborate.

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Definitions
“Imports” –Those products identified for Customs purposes as imports for consumption for
which your firm was the importer of record (i.e., was responsible for paying any import duty).
“Import quantities” –Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Import values”—Values reported should be landed, duty-paid values at the U.S. port of entry,
including ocean freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all
charges except inland freight in the United States).
“Commercial U.S. shipments”— Shipments made within the United States as a result of an
arm’s length commercial transaction in the ordinary course of business. Report net values (i.e.,
gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of
returned goods) in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. your point of shipment.
“Internal consumption” –Product consumed internally by your firm. Such transactions are
valued at fair market value.
“Transfers to related firms” –Shipments made to related firms. Such transactions are valued at
fair market value.
“Related firm” –A firm that your firm solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled;
a firm that solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm; and/or a firm
that was solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled by a firm that also solely or
jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm.
“Export shipments”— Shipments to destinations outside the United States, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories” --Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work in progress.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records,
etc.) used to compile these data.

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U.S. imports from Brazil.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of wood mouldings and millwork products imported from Brazil by your firm during the
specified periods.

Brazil
Quantity (in board feet), value (in dollars)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/ including
product shipped to your firm's
retail establishments:2
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Transfers to related firms:2
Quantity (H)
Value2 (I)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End-of-period inventories (quantity)
(L)
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. If your firm uses a different
basis for valuing these transactions in your records, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.):
. However,
the data provided above in this table should be based on fair market value.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
1
2

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U.S. imports from Brazil.–Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line
A), plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, and J). Please ensure that any
differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your
firm’s records; and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage,
record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2016

2017

A + B – D – F – H – J -L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1

January-September
2018

2018
0

2019
0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
1

II-5b.

Channels of distribution: Brazil.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial
U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports from Brazil by
channel of distribution.

Brazil
Quantity (in board feet)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (M)
To retailers (N)
To end users (O)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution (i.e., lines M, N,
and O) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., line D, F, H) in each time period. If the
calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to
the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
M + N + O – D - F- H = zero ("0"), if not revise.

2016

2017
0

January-September
2018

2018
0

2019
0

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II-5c. U.S. shipments by material: Brazil.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of wood mouldings
and millwork products, by material.

Brazil
Quantity (in board feet), Value (dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2018

U.S. shipments:
Softwood material1
Quantity (P)
Value (Q)
Hardwood material (temperate)2
Quantity (R)
Value (S)
Hardwood material (tropical)3
Quantity (T)
Value (U)
Laminated veneer lumber
Quantity (V)
Value (W)
Combination of wood/composite materials
Quantity (X)
Value (Y)
Please identify the wood species
Please identify the wood species
3.
Please identify the wood species
1.
2.

RECONCILIATION OF U.S. SHIPMENTS BY MATERIAL.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for U.S.
shipments by material (i.e., lines P through W) in each time period equal the quantity and value reported for U.S.
shipments (i.e., lines D through I) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation

2018

Quantity: P + R + T + V + X – D - F- H = zero
("0"), if not revise.

Value: Q+ S + U + W +Y – E - G- I = zero ("0"), if
not revise.

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II-5d. U.S. shipments by product: Brazil--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive of commercial
U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of wood mouldings and
millwork products, by product.

Brazil
Quantity (in board feet), Value (dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2018

U.S. shipments:
Crown/cove mouldings
Quantity (Z)
Value (AA)
Door frames or jambs/astragals
Quantity (AB)
Value (AC)
Base caps/corner guards
Quantity (AD)
Value (AE)
Other in-scope products1
Quantity (AF)
Value (AG)
1

Please identify these products:

RECONCILIATION OF U.S. SHIPMENTS BY PRODUCT.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for U.S.
shipments by material (i.e., lines X through AC) in each time period equal the quantity and value reported for U.S.
shipments (i.e., lines D through I) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation

2018

Quantity: Z + AB + AD + AF - D - F- H = zero
("0"), if not revise.

Value: AA + AC + AE +AG - E - G- I = zero ("0"), if
not revise.

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U.S. imports from China.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of wood mouldings and millwork products imported from China by your firm during the
specified periods.

China

Quantity (in board feet), value (in dollars)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

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U.S. imports from China.–Continued

2016

2017

A + B – D – F – H – J -L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1

January-September
2018

2018
0

2019
0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
1

II-6b.

Channels of distribution: China.-- Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports
from China by channel of distribution.

China

Quantity (in board feet)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

2016

2017
0

January-September
2018

2018
0

2019
0

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II-6c. U.S. shipments by material: China.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of wood mouldings
and millwork products, by material..

China
Quantity (in board feet), Value (dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2018

Quantity: P + R + T + V + X – D - F- H = zero
("0"), if not revise.

Value: Q+ S + U + W +Y – E - G- I = zero ("0"), if
not revise.

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II-6d. U.S. shipments by product: China--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive of commercial
U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of wood mouldings and
millwork products, by product.

China
Quantity (in board feet), Value (dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2018

Please identify these products:

2018

Quantity: Z + AB + AD + AF - D - F- H = zero
("0"), if not revise.

Value: AA + AC + AE +AG - E - G- I = zero ("0"), if
not revise.

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Imports from Chile.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of
wood mouldings and millwork products imported from Chile by your firm during the specified
periods.

Chile

(list sources:

)
Quantity (in board feet), value (in dollars)
Calendar years

Item

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

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Imports from Chile.–Continued

2016

2017

A + B – D – F – H – J -L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1

January-September
2018

2018
0

2019
0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
1

II-7b.

Channels of distribution: Chile.-- Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports
from Chile by channel of distribution..

Chile
Quantity (in board feet)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

2016

2017
0

January-September
2018

2018
0

2019
0

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II-7c. U.S. shipments by material: Chile.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of wood mouldings
and millwork products, by material.

Chile
Quantity (in board feet), Value (dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2018

Quantity: P + R + T + V + X – D - F- H = zero
("0"), if not revise.

Value: Q+ S + U + W +Y – E - G- I = zero ("0"), if
not revise.

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II-7d. U.S. shipments by product: Chile--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive of commercial
U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of wood mouldings and
millwork products, by product.

Chile
Quantity (in board feet), Value (dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2018

Please identify these products:

2018

Quantity: Z + AB + AD + AF - D - F- H = zero
("0"), if not revise.

Value: AA + AC + AE +AG - E - G- I = zero ("0"), if
not revise.

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Imports from all other sources.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of wood mouldings and millwork products imported from all other sources by your
firm during the specified periods.

All other sources

(list sources:

)
Quantity (in board feet), value (in dollars)
Calendar years

Item

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

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Imports from all other sources.–Continued

2016

2017

A + B – D – F – H – J -L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1

January-September
2018

2018
0

2019
0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
1

II-8b.

Channels of distribution: All other sources.-- Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports
from all other sources by channel of distribution.

All other sources
Quantity (in board feet)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

2016

2017
0

January-September
2018

2018
0

2019
0

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U.S. shipments by material: All other sources.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive
of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of wood
mouldings and millwork products, by material.

II-8c.

All other sources
Quantity (in board feet), Value (dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2018

Quantity: P + R + T + V + X – D - F- H = zero
("0"), if not revise.

Value: Q+ S + U + W +Y – E - G- I = zero ("0"), if
not revise.

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II-8d. U.S. shipments by product: All other sources--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of wood
mouldings and millwork products, by product.

All other sources
Quantity (in board feet), Value (dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2018

Please identify these products:

2018

Quantity: Z + AB + AD + AF - D - F- H = zero
("0"), if not revise.

Value: AA + AC + AE +AG - E - G- I = zero ("0"), if
not revise.

II-10.

Finishing operations.—Does your firm import blank or unfinished wood mouldings or millwork
products?
No.
Yes.—Please describe the finishing operations you conduct and the volumes involved.
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Conversion into board feet.--Are the quantity data reported in part II properly reported in board
feet?
No.--Please revise your questionnaire to report your firm’s data in the requested measure
(board feet) prior to submission to the Commission.
Yes.--Please indicate how your firm came up with its quantity data in the requested measure
(board feet).
Method
Firm’s records maintained in
board feet

Description of methodology
Not applicable

Firm specific conversion
factor or estimates based on
specific products imported
Other
II-12.

Transfers to related firms.--If your firm reported transfers to related firms in any of the data
tables in part II, please identify the firm(s) and indicate the nature of the relationship between
your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint venture, wholly owned subsidiary) and whether the
transfers were priced at market value or by a non-market formula.

II-13.

Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
for which a narrative response box was not provided, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from John Benedetto (202-2053270, john.benedetto@usitc.gov).
III-1.

PRICE DATA
III-2.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2016 of the following products your firm imported
from Brazil, China, and/or Chile:
Product 1.—Fingerjointed lineal trim, made of pine/ fir, with dimensions of 9/16” x 5-1/4”, WM618, primed or coated.
Product 2.-- Fingerjointed lineal trim, made of pine/ fir, 5/8” x 2-1/4”, LWM-366, primed or
coated.
Product 3.-- Fingerjointed lineal trim, made of pine/ fir, 11/16” x 11/16” x 16’ WM-106, primed
or coated.
Product 4.—Jamb: Exterior door frame nominally 1-1/4” thick with a nominal ½” rabbeted drop
for door stop x nominal 4-9/16” width x nominal 7’ long and machined with end
dadoes for threshold and head attachment, primed or coated.
Product 5.—Jamb: Exterior door frame nominally 1-1/4” thick with a nominal ½” rabbeted drop
for door stop x nominal 6-9/16” width x nominal 7’ long and machined with end
dadoes for threshold and head attachment, primed or coated.
Product 6.—Brick moulding: Casing that attaches to exterior edge of door frame nominally 11/4” thick x 2” wide and 7’ long with moulded profile on face, primed or coated.

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Please note that values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include U.S.-inland
transportation costs. Values should reflect the final net amount paid to your firm (i.e., should be net
of all deductions for discounts or rebates).
During January 2016-September 2019, did your firm import from Brazil, China, and/or Chile and
sell to unrelated U.S. customers any of the above listed products (or any products that were
competitive with these products)?
Yes.--Please complete the following pricing data table(s) as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question III-3.

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III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Brazil
and sold by your firm. Please provide data for products 1-3 in LINEAL, not board, feet.

Brazil
Report data in LINEAL feet and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in LINEAL feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2018:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2019:
January-March
April-June
July-September
1 Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2 Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:

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III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Brazil
and sold by your firm. Please provide data for products 4-6 in NUMBER OF UNITS, not

board feet.

Brazil
Report data in NUMBER OF UNITS and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in NUMBER OF UNITS, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 6

Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2018:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2019:
January-March
April-June
July-September
1 Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2 Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 4:
Product 5:
Product 6:

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III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China
and sold by your firm. Please provide data for products 1-3 in LINEAL, not board, feet.

China
Report data in LINEAL feet and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in LINEAL feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China
and sold by your firm. Please provide data for products 4-6 in NUMBER OF UNITS, not

board feet.

China
Report data in NUMBER OF UNITS and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in NUMBER OF UNITS, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 6

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III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Chile
and sold by your firm. Please provide data for products 1-3 in LINEAL, not board, feet.

Chile
Report data in LINEAL feet and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in LINEAL feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Chile
and sold by your firm. Please provide data for products 4-6 in NUMBER OF UNITS, not

board feet.

Chile
Report data in NUMBER OF UNITS and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in NUMBER OF UNITS, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 6

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Price data checklist.--Please check that the pricing data in question III-2(a) has been correctly
reported.
Are the price data reported above:

√ if Yes

In actual dollars (not $1,000) and lineal feet (products 1-3) or units (products
4-6)?
F.o.b. U.S. point of shipment (i.e., does not include U.S. transport costs)?
Net of all discounts and rebates?
Have returns credited to the quarter in which the sale occurred?
Less than reported commercial shipments in part II in each year?
III-2c.

Pricing data methodology.--Please describe the method and the kinds of documents/records
that were used to compile your price data.

Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records used in
the preparation of the price data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding questions on the
price data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies of the supporting
documents/records (such as sales journal, invoices, etc.) used to compile these data.

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Price setting.--How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of wood
mouldings and millwork products (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please
submit sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

III-4.

Contracts

Annual
total
volume
discounts

Other

If other, describe

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms.--On what basis are your firm’s prices of imported wood mouldings and millwork
products from Brazil and China usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered

III-6.

Set
price
lists

Discount policy.--Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that apply).

Quantity
discounts

III-5.

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F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of wood mouldings and
millwork products imported from Brazil and China in 2018 was on a (1) short-term contract
basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) long-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?

Item
Share of 2018
sales

Type of sale
Long-term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
more than 12
months)
months)

Short-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
less than 12
months)
%

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)

Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%

0.0

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Contract provisions.--Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
wood mouldings and millwork products imported from Brazil and China (or check “not
applicable” if your firm does not sell on a short-term, annual and/or long-term contract basis).
Short-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)

Typical sales
contract provisions

Item

Average contract
duration

No. of
days

Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)

Yes

Fixed quantity
and/or price

Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)

Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for more than 12
months)

365

No
Quantity

Indexed to raw
material costs1

Price
Both
Yes
No

Not applicable
1

Please identify the indexes used:

III-8.

Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales of wood mouldings and millwork products
imported from Brazil and China from inventory and produced to order and what is the typical
lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales of wood
mouldings and millwork products?

Source

Lead time
(Average number
Share of 2018 sales
of days)

From your firm’s U.S. inventory

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory

Produced to order

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0 %

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Shipping information.—
(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the cost of wood mouldings and millwork
products imported from Brazil and China that is accounted for by U.S. inland
transportation costs?
percent.

(b)

Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm
Purchaser (check one)

(c)

When your firm sells wood mouldings and millwork products imported from Brazil and
China, from where is it shipped?
Point of importation
Storage facility (check one)

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of wood mouldings and
millwork products imported from Brazil and China that are delivered the following
distances from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
Distance from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment

Within 100 miles

101 to 1,000 miles

Over 1,000 miles

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

III-10. Geographical shipments.--In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold wood
mouldings and millwork products imported from subject countries since January 1, 2016 (check
all that apply)?
Geographic area
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
Other.–All other markets in the United States not previously listed,
including AK, HI, PR, and VI.

Brazil

China

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III-11. End uses.--List the end uses of the wood mouldings and millwork products that your firm
imports. For each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by wood
mouldings and millwork products and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end-use product
accounted for by
End-use product (e.g.,
home, room,
Wood mouldings and
doorframe, etc.)
millwork products

Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)

Other inputs

0.0 %

III-12. Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for wood mouldings and millwork products?
No

Substitute

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for wood mouldings and
millwork products?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.
III-13. Demand trends.--Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for wood mouldings and millwork products has changed since January 1, 2016.
Explain any trends and describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in
demand.

Market
Within the United States
Outside the United States

Overall
increase

No
Overall Fluctuate with
change decrease no clear trend

Explanation and factors

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III-14. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix or
marketing of wood mouldings and millwork products since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-15. Conditions of competition.—
(a) Is the wood mouldings and millwork products market subject to business cycles (other than
general economy-wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to
wood mouldings and millwork products?
Check all that apply.

Please describe.

Skip to question III-16.

Yes-Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes-Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
wood mouldings and millwork products since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

III-16. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply wood mouldings
and millwork products since January 1, 2016 (examples include placing customers on allocation
or “controlled order entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers,
delivering less than the quantity promised, being unable to meet timely shipment commitments,
etc.)?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

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III-17. Raw materials.--How have wood mouldings and millwork products raw material prices changed
since January 1, 2016?
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend

Explain, noting how raw material price changes
have affected your firm’s selling prices for wood
mouldings and millwork products.

III-18. Interchangeability.--Are wood mouldings and millwork products produced in the United States
and in other countries interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same
applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country-pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair

Brazil

China

Other countries

United States
Brazil
China
For any country-pair producing wood mouldings and millwork products that are sometimes or
never interchangeable, identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude
interchangeable use:

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III-19. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between wood mouldings and
millwork products produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in
your firm’s sales of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair

Brazil

China

Other countries

United States
Brazil
China
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of wood mouldings and millwork products, identify the country-pair
and report the advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:

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III-20. Customer identification.--List the names and contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S.
customers for wood mouldings and millwork products since January 1, 2016. Indicate the share of the
quantity of your firm’s total shipments of wood mouldings and millwork products that each of these
customers accounted for in 2018.

Customer’s name

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Contact person

Telephone

City

State

Share
of
2018
sales
(%)

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III-21. Impact of section 301 tariffs.-- Did the imposition of tariffs on Chinese-origin products

under section 301 have an impact on the wood mouldings and millwork products
market in the United States?
Yes— Please indicate the
impact in the table below.

Factor
Supply of U.S.produced wood
mouldings and
millwork products
Supply of wood
mouldings and
millwork products
imported from China
Supply of wood
mouldings and
millwork products
imported from other
countries
Prices for wood
mouldings and
millwork products
Overall U.S. demand
for wood mouldings
and millwork
products

Don’t know

Explain, noting how the
imposition of tariffs under
Fluctuate section 301 affected each factor
with no
of the wood mouldings and
Overall
No
Overall
clear
millwork products market in the
increase change decrease trend
United States.

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III-22. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
for which a narrative response box was not provided, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.

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Correcting Valid number error messages.--If you are completing a Commission

questionnaire in a country that uses periods (“.”) to delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would
appear as $1.000.000 instead of as $1,000,000), you may be unable to enter in numbers greater than
999 in numeric form fields. This issues stem from your computer number formatting setting (e.g., not
the MS Word document itself, but the computer from which you are opening up the document). In the
United States commas (,) delineate multiples of 1000 and periods (.) delineate fractions less than one.
Many EU countries use the reverse where multiples of 1000 are delineated with periods (.) and
fractions less than one are delineated with commas (,). The U.S. International Trade Commission’s
questionnaires are set-up in the United States with the U.S. number formatting. When this formatting
interacts with a computer set to EU number formatting, we believe this may cause this issue.
The solution to this data entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number
formatting to be consistent with the U.S. number formatting system while you complete the
questionnaire.
To temporarily change your computer’s number settings to U.S. settings, please do the following (for
Microsoft Windows Operating system):
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START
Control Panel
Region and Language (under Clock, Language, and Region category)
Format tab
Change the Format from your existing one (e.g. “Italian (Italy)”) to “English (United States)” (see
screen shots below)

When you do this the number “twelve million dollars and thirty five cents” would change from
$12.000.000,35 (Italy format) to $12,000,000.35 (U.S. format), and then there will be no conflict with
the questionnaire. When you finish reporting the data then you can close the questionnaire and switch
back to Italy settings.

Business Proprietary
U.S. Importers’ Questionnaire – Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products (Preliminary)

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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2020/wood_mouldings_and_millwork_pr
oducts_brazil_and/preliminary.htm.
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/

Pin: WOOD

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to Charles.Cummings@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy
of the signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic
documents that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information
from unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop-box system and the Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 cryptographic
algorithms to encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not
use these encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to
unauthorized disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non-encrypted method of electronic
transmission, the Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is
assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm did not import this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy to
the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202205-1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.

File Type	application/pdf
File Title	US importer questionnaire
Subject	Title 7 investigations
Author	Martinez, Keysha
File Modified	2020-01-10
File Created	2020-01-10